Overview
- Beshear's office says more than 60,000 residents have contacted lawmakers since May to urge support for expanding preschool access.
- Letters backing the initiative have come from 63 county judge/executives and 31 city mayors, according to the governor.
- The Kentucky Association of School Superintendents has formally endorsed the Pre-K for All campaign.
- Team Kentucky reports 40 outreach events and town halls where roughly 90% of participants favored more access and funding.
- The proposal remains a push for legislative action, with Beshear arguing it would raise family earnings by nearly $9,000 a year and expand the workforce by up to 70,000 people.